Person

Katia Taela

Research

Project

Alternative Expressions of Citizen Voice

Background Mozambique is a context of great economic and political unpredictability, weak state institutions, closing civil society space and internalised fear in the aftermath of the civil war and the repression of popular protests. While there are a number of artists who (in)directly engage...

Publications

Publication

Grievance Redress Mechanisms in the Health Sector

Report

In recent years, many governments in the Global South have integrated Grievance Redress Mechanisms (GRMs) into their governance structures to monitor and improve the provision of services. However, the implementation on the ground of these GRMs has yet to be fully explored. This study sought to...

Katia Taela & 5 others

20 September 2024

Journal Article

“If We Stayed at Home, Nothing Would Change”: Gendered Acts of Citizenship From Mozambique and Pakistan

This article investigates how women emerged as political subjects through protests in two post-colonial contexts: the Hazara women’s protests in Pakistan against ethno-sectarian killings and the Chiango women’s protests in Mozambique for road safety. Privileging the perspectives of two...

7 August 2023

Brief

Shaping Social Change with Music in Maputo, Mozambique

IDS Policy Briefing;173

In Mozambique, development programmes have traditionally drawn on music as a means to promote social transformation by educating citizens on key social development issues. Shifting the focus from music as a teaching medium to music as a rich source of information can provide vital insights into...

Katia Taela & 3 others

16 February 2021

Katia Taela’s recent work

Past Event

Citizenship and Participation: Steps Achieved and Future Agendas

This international conference reflected on the Citizen Engagement Programme (CEP)’s contribution to field of social accountability and citizen participation in Mozambique and beyond whilst promoting a debate on future agendas that could capitalise and build on the programme’s legacy. 

From 6 December 2017 until 7 December 2017